
Senior Executive Growth and Turnaround Leader
Last Updated: 20th August 2018 (over 4 years ago)
Summary
● Increased inventory profitability >20% by executing a procurement strategy improving gross margin >8%, vendor rebates > 35% (2009-2014, doubling performance in 2013 and 2014), and aging/discounts >1%
● Improved inventory performance by increasing turns by 1.9, raising service levels to >99.3%, reducing dead stock from >25% of inventory to
Education
MBA
Jan 2002
— Mar 2004
Master of Arts
Oct 2001
— Mar 2004
B.S.
Jul 1993
— May 1997
Experience
Group President
Oct 2016
— May 2018
● Focused on implementing Lean Processes in all manufacturing, sales, and customer service resulting improving EBITDA 200% over mid-year forecast
● Implementing salesforce effectiveness plan improving GM by 12% in 8 months through revised compensation structure, pricing strategy, and sales operations improvement
● Redesigned lean manufacturing processes improving throughput by more than 110% and reducing FTEs by 15% while improving quality, reducing raw material scrap, and raising on-time shipments 14%
● Manage customer relationships, manufacturing/design capability, and sourcing partnerships internationally (China, India, and Mexico) resulting in average cost reduction of 11% on raw materials, sale of over $700k of idle capital assets, and creation of joint partnership to leverage Amazon ecommerce channel
● Authored, championed, and implemented the company’s rotational leadership development program.
Chief Operating Officer
Oct 2008
— Sep 2016
● Grew EBITDA >25% per year between 2009-2015
● Designed and implemented processes resulting in ability to Receive, Fill, Deliver, and Bill orders within 4 hours at >90% rate – Best in Industry
● Managed an annual procurement spend over of over $120 million
● Standardized operations using Lean Distribution and 5S reducing operating expenses by 4%
● Reorganized supply chain organization reducing workforce 15% while maintaining profitability during 2009-2011 recession despite 40% revenue decrease
● Executive Safety Manager responsible for all OSHA and DOT compliance and programs resulting in reduction of BASICS scores as well as back to back DOT and OSHA audits with 0 discrepancies
Director, Integration Services
Aug 2007
— Sep 2008
● Managed a $185 million budget across seven (7) P&Ls
● Merged two businesses with diverse product offerings adding >$30 million in revenue
● Reorganized department into regional structure improving local market performance and revenue growth >20% year over year
● Developed Service Product Offering carve out of traditional service support element
● Reduced operational cost lines 20% below same year budgeted amount
Senior Staff Business Development
Mar 2006
— Aug 2007
● Led business capture efforts resulting in the pursuit of over $86 million in new business
● Authored and implemented a market strategy with the goal of achieving 20% growth
● Established customer relationships and influenced program requirements resulting in the award of a program worth $173 million domestically
● Through both business development and joint venture partnering worked with international partners on solutions development in several theaters (South Korea, Pakistan, United Kingdom, France, Japan)
Six Sigma Blackbelt
Dec 2004
— Mar 2006
● Trained GE Supply teams on Lean Distribution practices
● Executed 3 action work-outs resulting in between 25% and 300% increase in efficiencies
● Led a $850k truck routing optimization project with over $1.8 million in first year savings
● Taught Six Sigma Green Belt curriculum across then GE Consumer and Industrial footprint
Lieutenant, Submarine Officer
Jul 1991
— Feb 2005
● Consistently ranked the top performing officer amongst peers
● Served as quality assurance and diving officer responsible for critical ship maintenance; Ensured > 99% plant uptime during critical operations
● Collected key intelligence information to develop tactics/operational plans based on competitive analysis
● Qualified by DOE as Nuclear Engineering Officer, responsible for operation and maintenance of nuclear reactor plant, propulsion systems, and auxiliary systems
● Completed submarine qualifications in 9 months compared to an average of 18 months
● Managed several safety and quality programs such as HAZMAT, Radiological Controls, OSHA equivalent workplace safety, and DOE Nuclear regulatory compliance
● Operated in the Pacific theater engaging in several joint operations and Japan based missions